Spontaneous regression of HIV-associated Hodgkin's disease

Hodgkins lymphoma with HIV infection.

The association between Hodgkins Lymphoma (HL) with HIV is common in adults but rare in children. A 5 year old boy, known case of HIV on antiretroviral therapy, presented with prolonged fever, multiple enlarged lymph nodes along with hepatosplenomegaly. A diagnosis of Hodgkins lymphoma was entertained on histopathological examination; further subtyping was done by immunohistochemistry.

Spontaneous regression of one nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma associated with abnormal liver enzyme tests

Background: Nowadays, drug and observation are advised to patients with lymphocytic hypophysitis and in some cases with nonfunctioning pituitary macoadenoma, instead of surgery. Case presentation: In this article, we report a woman with nonfunctional pituitary macroadenoma and panhypopitutarism and negative criteria for lymphocytic hypophysitis associated with increased liver enzymes. After thr...

Spontaneous regression of cutaneous Hodgkin's disease.

EBV associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis with spontaneous regression.

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 1253 VOLUME 42DECEMBER 17, 2005 A 9-year-old boy, previously healthy, was referred to our center with 10 days of fever, weakness, epistaxis and purpura. Examination revealed a febrile child who had marked pallor; petechiae over limbs and trunk; 1-1.5 cm multiple sub-mental lymph nodes; 3 cm hepatomegaly and 5 cm splenomegaly below costal margins respectively. Investigations (T...

Spontaneous regression of cancer.

Spontaneous regression of cancer is one of the most fascinating phenomena observed in medicine. It is generally regarded as inexplicable, although there are now some laboratory studies of regressed or regressing tumours, as well as new theoretical possibilities about mechanisms. In this review, the historical background, clinical features and possible mechanisms are discussed. The clinical aspe...